![]() ![]() In making the case for change, this powerful and provocative book will make you see the world anew. It exposes the gender data gap – a gap in our knowledge that is at the root of perpetual, systemic discrimination against women, and that has created a pervasive but invisible bias with a profound effect on women’s lives.įrom government policy and medical research, to technology, workplaces, urban planning and the media, Invisible Women reveals the biased data that excludes women.Īward-winning campaigner and writer Caroline Criado Perez brings together for the first time an impressive range of case studies, stories and new research from across the world that illustrate the hidden ways in which women are forgotten, and the impact this has on their health and well-being. Invisible Women shows us how, in a world largely built for and by men, we are systematically ignoring half the population. ![]() If any of this sounds familiar, chances are that you're a woman. “An exposé on the shocking root cause of gender inequality and research, an intimate investigation of the true scope of domestic violence, and a powerful examination of our interactions with strangers.Imagine a world where your phone is too big for your hand, where your doctor prescribes a drug that is wrong for your body, where in a car accident you are 47% more likely to be seriously injured, where every week the countless hours of work you do are not recognised or valued. This is entertaining, scholarly, and so very important.” - Adam Rutherford, author of A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived With her passion, she brings alive the importance and wide-ranging consequences of past. black man trying to survive in a world that makes him feel invisible. “The thoroughness of Invisible Women doesn’t detract from its absolute readability. Caroline Criado Perez narrates the audiobook of Invisible Women herself. In Dongducheon, South Korea, north of Seoul, women forced to work as prostitutes. " diligently researched and clearly written exposé." - Booklist “This thoughtful and surprisingly humorous view of institutional bias and gendered information gaps…should have wide popular appeal.” - Kirkus Reviews “A provocative, vital book.” - Publishers Weekly Reading this book-preferably in a comfortably warm room-is the first step.” - PureWow “Even with all the progress women have made in the last few decades, Invisible Women proves we still have a long way to go. “As Invisible Women illuminates…communities pay tremendous costs for the gender data gap: costs of income, time, women’s health, and sometimes women’s lives.” - Bustle “A powerful call to bust the myths and bridge the gap.” - Nature “Furiously brilliant.” - Irish Times (Dublin) “Useful and sobering.” - The Guardian (London) “Brilliant…Invisible Women lays out in impressive detail the many ways that human beings are presumed to be male, as well as the wide-reaching effects of this distorted view of humanity.” - The Nation “Invisible Women is a game-changer an uncompromising blitz of facts, sad, mad, bad, and funny, making an unanswerable case and doing so brilliantly.” - The Times (London) Her passion will incite listeners to action in the face of truly depressing data that proves how dangerous the world is for women.” “Caroline Criado Perez’s authoritative tone is convincing… her indignant narration paired with well-researched facts will inspire listeners to consider details of the world around them…Speaking in a clear voice and a British accent, Perez sounds incensed and unapologetic. Built on hundreds of studies in the US, the UK, and around the world, and written with energy, wit, and sparkling intelligence, this is a groundbreaking, unforgettable exposé that will change the way you look at the world. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as. And women pay tremendous costs for this bias in time, money, and often with their lives.Ĭelebrated feminist advocate Caroline Criado Perez investigates the shocking root cause of gender inequality and research in Invisible Women, diving into women’s lives at home, the workplace, the public square, the doctor’s office, and more. From economic development, to healthcare, to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. ![]() But because so much data fails to take into account gender, because it treats men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. From economic development, to healthcare, to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. ![]()
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